United States v. Gerald M. Pasquarille

MILBURN, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Gerald M. Pasquarille appeals the district court’s order denying his motion to suppress evidence seized during a motor vehicle search and his subsequent guilty plea to and conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and crack- cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and using and carrying of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). On appeal, the issue is whether the district court properly denied defendant’s motion to suppress the drugs and the firearm. For the reasons that follow,…